1School of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, 832000-Shihezi City, Xinjiang, CHINA2School of Medicine, Shihezi University, 832000-Shihezi City, Xinjiang, CHINA3School of Life Science, Shihezi University, 832000-Shihezi City, Xinjiang, CHINA4College of Agroforestry Engineering and Planning, Tongren University, 554300-Tongren City, Guizhou, CHINA
DOI :
10.9775/kvfd.2017.18881
This study aimed to investigate the causes of abortion in cows that were mixed fed with sheep and/or goats, and the presence of B. melitensis
infection in cows. PCR of 34 (28%) specimens out of 120 samples were identified as B. melitensis. The traditional bacteriological tests identified
all of the isolates from sheep/cow aborted fetuses and milk as B. melitensis biovar 3. This is the first study to demonstrate B. melitensis as the
main etiological agent for cows mixed fed with sheep and/or goats in XUAR, northwest of China. This may cause severe infection in the local
population, and pose a potential public health risk, especially when eating or drinking the products of contaminated milk.
Keywords :
Brucella melitensis, Cow, Abortion, China